SRC-TNM H.B. 2332 75(R)BILL ANALYSIS Senate Research CenterH.B. 2332 By: Hinojosa (Lucio) State Affairs 5-15-97 Committee Report (Amended) DIGEST Currently, the board of regents of the University of Texas System has agreed to participate in a joint effort to build a special events center on the University of Texas--Pan American campus. The special events center will be built to serve the needs of the community and the university. H.B. 2332 would allow the board of regents of the University of Texas System to enter into a contract with any political subdivision located in Hidalgo County to convey to the political subdivision real property owned by the University of Texas Pan--American for the construction of a special events center. PURPOSE As proposed, H.B. 2332 outlines provisions regarding permitting the board of regents of the University of Texas System to convey certain real property owned by the University of Texas--Pan American to a political subdivision located in Hidalgo County for the construction of a special events center. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY This bill does not grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, institution, or agency. SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS SECTION 1. Authorizes the board of regents of the University of Texas System (board of regents) to enter into a contract with any political subdivision located in Hidalgo County to convey to the political subdivision an interest in real property owned by the University of Texas--Pan American. Sets forth requirements of the board of regents as a condition of a contract entered into under this Act to establish a special events center. Requires the board of regents to grant easements to provide adequate ingress and egress by the public using the special events center and related facilities. Authorizes the contract for conveyance to contain other consideration mutually agreeable to the board of regents and the political subdivision. Provides that if the special events center and related facilities are abandoned permanently, title to the real property reverts to the board of regents. Provides that Section 31.159, Natural Resources Code, shall not apply to a contract entered into under this section. SECTION 2. Emergency clause. Effective date: upon passage. SUMMARY OF COMMITTEE CHANGES Amendment 1. Page 1, line 9, amends text to insert "an interest in" after "subdivision" and before "real property." Page 1, line 12, amends text to strike "the" and substitute "a." Page 1, line 13, amends text to insert "to establish a special events center" after "Act" and before ",the." Page 2, lines 6-7, amends text to insert a new Subsection (f).